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FutureDose.Tech - Episode ZERO - PPN Episode 709

Today, we live at a unique point in human history where data are becoming the new currencies. Beyond oil, dollars and social status, data are emerging as one of the most powerful and consequential currencies around the globe. Technology, computer processing, cloud storage and artificial intelligence are empowering these data to transform zeroes and ones into insightful and even profound realizations about almost every aspect of our lives. - John Nosta 
This is FutureDose.Tech -- the Pharmacy Podcast Network's leading authority on technology in pharmacy and healthcare. 
Co-Hosts: 
Timothy Aungst, PharmD | The Digital Apothecary
Meghann Chilcott | Senior Vice President | OrderInsite™
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A Mobile Technology Advancement in Diabetes Care - PPN Episode 558

KeyCentrix Pharmacy Technology Solutions presents an intriguing discussion with mobile tech start up innovator Miguel Johns, CEO of KingFit. A Mobile Technology Advancement in Diabetes Care Strategies, a new diabetes education platform. 
 
Miguel Johns is the founder and CEO at KingFit. For people with diabetes, KingFit provides a mobile application that delivers industry leading diabetes education to the palm of your hand.
 
Miguel comes from a long family history of people with diabetes. His father has it, and grandmother as well. Miguel's grandmother was diagnosed with diabetes, she was sent home with a piece of paper and no guidance. She believed drinking fruit juice and chocolate milk were healthier options than drinking soda.
 
This inspired Miguel to study exercise science in college at Indiana State University where he played football. During his chronic disease management class, they watched a documentary called “Escape Fire”. The documentary was about the struggling healthcare system and featured multiple physicians calling for innovation.
 
This drove Miguel to begin an online health coaching platform based on the CDC’s National Diabetes Prevention Program. He launched a digital coaching service that leveraged video to guide people to healthy lifestyle change.
 
After a year of running a coaching service, Miguel began pitching the idea of building a technology to support the coaching to the community. He came across an investor/advisor who challenged him to think bigger and focus on automating the technology.
 
So two years ago Miguel began building the idea of the KingFit app. Miguel and his team spoke with nearly 100 healthcare professionals to discover where our application would best fit in the current healthcare system and multiple diabetes educators pointed us in the direction of diabetes self-management education.
They discovered that 95% of people newly diagnosed with diabetes go without formal diabetes self-management education. This is a problem because DSME has been clinically proven to reduce the risk of renal failure, neuropathy, and loss of vision by up to 40%. Saving the US Healthcare System thousands of dollars per patient per year.
 
There are three key reasons why this is happening. The patient’s insurance does not cover the cost so they would have to pay $300-$500 out of pocket. The patient lives in one of the 1500 US counties that does not offer the services. Or the DSME classes are too inconvenient to fit into the patient’s busy schedule.
 
KingFit is solving this problem with a free for the user app, that brings the educators to the palm of your hand and delivers the programming in consumable bite-size pieces that the patient can go through on their time at their pace.
 
The KingFit super star team of diabetes educators have combined to publish over 20 books, 300 articles and started 5 diabetes focused businesses. They have sat on regional and national boards for the American Diabetes Association and the American Association of Diabetes Educators. The programs they have developed for the application follow the guidelines for accredited diabetes self-management education.
KingFit is unique because it includes a master of nursing, an exercise physiologist, a psychologist and a dietitian. This gives people access to expertise in a way like never before at scale.
 
The KingFit application is the only diabetes self-management education that can act as a stand alone program or as a supplement to an existing chronic disease management workflow.
CONTACT THE KINGFIT TEAM TODAY
https://kingfit.io/pages/contact-us 
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Data is King: [PART 1] How to make More Profit - PPN Episode 552

Pharmacy owners must leverage their data more aggressively to impact their bottom line and stay in business. This is a three-part discussion on the importance of pharmacy business data in business today. "Big Data" is the trend but what does it really mean and how can pharmacy businesses gain a competitive advantage with data?
Sign Up for the RxMatrix Webinar Today to learn critical information to move past barely making it to prosperity & success.  
According to two studies done by Nucleus Research, analytics have impressive ROI and the trend is becoming more impressive. In 2011, the research showed that for every dollar invested in analytics, the businesses averaged a ROI of $10.66. In 2014, the research showed an average increase in ROI of $13.01. That is greater than 1,000% returns, and for independent pharmacists this will change the game.
We talk with Todd Stice and Trenton Jenks co-founders of RxMatrix, part one of a three part series about understanding, learning, and leveraging pharmacy business data to become more profitable in today’s competitive environments.
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Intro-excerpt from YouTube: The Importance of Data in Business      
Link https://youtu.be/uw4P5wx1Bq0
Music: Spybreak by Propellerheads 1998
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Secrets of a Pharmacy Software CEO - Pharmacy Podcast Episode 495

Specialty Pharmacy Platform Designed for Flexibility & Growth 
We interview President of KeyCentrix Elie Khalife and dig into the mind of a leader in the Specialty Pharmacy Technology space. 
Operating a specialty pharmacy requires advanced software solutions. NewLeafRx by KeyCentrix provides an order-based, exception driven workflow. Our software enables custom configurations to promote ideal throughput while enforcing best practices for single or multi-location environments. Combined with solutions consulting and a comprehensive implementation approach, NewLeafRx pharmacy management software offers specialty pharmacies an unmatched level of resources and service. 
Configurable Workflow Stages – Streamline operations and become more efficient with configurable workflow stages including data entry, adjudication, PV1, scheduling, credit review, dispensing, PV2, packing and Will Call.
Order-based Manager – Improve your pharmacy processing efficiencies by logically grouping prescriptions into orders based on patient, facility or prescriber.
Exception-driven Workflow – Ensure compliance and adherence by requiring activities on complex therapies driven by manufacturer reporting, business objectives, stage validations, cost to patient, disease state, lab values, specific drugs, and your sales and marketing needs.
Activity Tracking – KeyCentrix software systems have built-in activity tracking tools to enhance patient care, adherence and disease state management. Plus, all reportable user defined fields capture data about patients, prescribers, A/R accounts drugs that may not be available in a standard field and the heavy data points required frequently by drug manufacturers, PBMs and disease states.
About Elie Khalife
President
Elie Khalife has been with KeyCentrix, LLC since 2008 when he joined as a Senior Operations Executive. He has been its President since 2012. Khalife has led KeyCentrix’s transformation and has been the driver to it becoming a leader in specialty pharmacy management systems. Elie has led organizations with a focus on both operations and technology for much of his career. He is a graduate of Ecole Supérieure d’Electricité, Paris, France with equivalent degrees as a Masters in Computer and Communication Engineering, and a doctorate in Telecommunication and Databases Management.
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Delivering Better Patient Care with Creative Use of Informatics - Pharmacy Podcast Episode 410

Dr. Erin Albert interviews Healthcare Informatics leader Dr. Charles Safran.  
Dr. Charles Safran is a primary care internist who has devoted his professional career to improving patient care through the creative use of informatics. He is Chief of the Division of Clinical Informatics, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School. He is a senior scientist at the National Center for Public Health Informatics at Center for Disease Control and Prevention. He is the immediate past President and Chairman of American Medical Informatics Association was previously Vice-President of the International Medical Informatics Association. He is an elected fellow of both the American College of Medical Informatics and the American College of Physicians.  Dr. Safran is co-Editor of the International Journal of Medical Informatics and on the Health on the Net (HON) Foundation Council. He is a member to the Consumer Empowerment workgroup of the American Health Information Community formed by the US Secretary of Health and Human Services. During his career he has helped develop and deploy large institutional integrated clinical computing systems, ambulatory electronic health records, clinical decision support systems to help clinicians treat patients with HIV/AIDS and most recently personal care support systems for parents with premature infants which he calls collaborative healthware.  He founded a company, Clinician Support Technology and as its CEO successfully brought his ideas to a national market. The company's products and technology were acquired by a major public company. He has over 150 peer-reviewed publications and speaks to national and international audiences. He has recently testified for the U.S. Congress on Health IT. He graduated cum laude in Mathematics and hold a Masters degree in mathematical logic and a Doctor of Medicine all from Tufts University.
CONTACT INFORMATION 1330 Beacon Street Suite 400 Brookline MA 02446 csafran [a /t] bidmc harvard.edu   CLICK HERE: Dr Erin Albert's Book-Store
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Parkview Health Services Powered by SuiteRx - Pharmacy Podcast Episode 320

The Technology implemented to empower a privately owned institutional pharmacy is critical. We interview Kevin O’Leary - President & CEO of Parkview Health Services, LLC in Buffalo, NY. 
Parkview Health Services is a Western and Central New York based pharmacy and health clinic service provider. Since 1985, they have maintained a commitment to providing quality care and pharmacy services to consumers in assisted living facilities, developmentally disabled residences, mental health clinics, chemical dependency rehabilitation facilities, and many more.
Parkview Health Services is compliant with nationally recognized accreditation standards and are backed by their strong partnership with The Anderson Group, a private equity firm committed to building companies with strong customer relationships.
Kevin chose SuiteRx Pharmacy Management Systems as their core technology because of their flexibility, customer attention, and knowledge of the institutional pharmacy space. SuiteRx is a pharmacy software vendor addressing the needs and challenges presented in the independent pharmacy market.
Nicholas Zener, PharmD, CEO leads the team and helped developed the IPS program which enables independent and small chain pharmacies to use state of the art technology to better meet the needs of their customers and increase speed and accuracy in the pharmacy. 

With Retail, Institutional and Combo versions of the software, IPS is a comprehensive solution, integrating document management, delivery, POS, inventory management, web portal capabilities and compounding into one seamless application.
Kevin O’Leary - President  
Parkview Health Services, LLC  
Tel 716.876.2323  
Email:  koleary@parkviewhs.com
SuiteRx.com
307 S Jupiter Rd. Suite 205  
Allen TX, 75002
Email: sales@suiterx.com  
Phone: 916-242-8779 (916-ChatSRx) 
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Better Patient Care through Digital Health - Pharmacy Podcast Episode 313

“Ego is like dust in the eyes. Clear the ego and see the world.” This quote describes the unfolding path of Nick Adkins from healthcare executive to kilt-wearing digital health evangelist.
Nick Adkins joins the Pharmacy Podcast Show to share his passion for all things "Digital Health" and building a better patient care delivery model. 
Nick Adkins is an Advisory Board Member with Carenection.  Carenection is a comprehensive solutions partner that brings together best-in-breed technology, network infrastructure and consulting services to create a seamless and transparent encounter for the patient and provider. Carenection is the most widely utilized telehealth network in the country, delivering over 40,000 encounters per month via thousands of video endpoints to hundreds of hospitals nationwide.
Nick’s journey begins with a BA in Psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi and a MBA from Belmont University.  A few of Nick’s initial stops were as a suit wearing executive for the Vanderbilt Health Plans and a serial entrepreneur in Nashville.
Nick attended Burning Man in 2010 for the first time and the dust cleared from his eyes. He returned to Nashville, ditched the suits, sold his company, and set out on a new journey that took him to Portland, Oregon. Nick is a co-founder at ReelDx, the creators of the medvid.io open API for secure video messaging, a break through in telehealth. He serves as a thought leader for Carnegie Mellon University regarding elder care innovation and the use of telemedicine and design initiatives aimed at helping seniors age in place more comfortably.
Nick also sits on the advisory board for BitCura, a platform based on democratizing healthcare by believing that healthcare is a human right and a global responsibility and that each person should have their own voice regarding how their data is used. Nick’s passion for seeing the awesomeness in people, connecting with them on a personal level, and sharing in their stories is what sets him apart from other leaders in healthcare. He has helped to push the industry to remember that patients/people/us are at the center of our work.
His commitment to being present and open, listening to understand, and sharing heart speak, allow us to see the best of ourselves in each other.
 
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The Key Performance Indicators of the Business of Pharmacy - Pharmacy Podcast Episode 311

 
On today's Pharmacy Podcast we welcome returning guests Ollin Sykes with Sykes & Company - Pharmacy Accounting Experts and Jimmy Neil with Live Oak Bank to discuss the Key Performance Indicators of Pharmacy Businesses.
Ollin and Jimmy answer the following questions about your pharmacy business: 
How does my pharmacy business compare with my competitors?
What is included in my cost of goods sold?
What is my gross profit (gross margin) percentage and is this reasonable for my pharmacy business?
How can I reduce my expenses without compromising my quality or service?
What is my breakeven point and why is this important?
Which of my products or services are making me the most profit?
What can I do to improve my cashflow?
How much net profit is my pharmacy making?
Is my pharmacy business in a good position financially - will it be able to survive a downturn?
How much money do I have invested in the business?
 
 
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Evolution in Pharmacy POS Technology - Pharmacy Podcast Episode 310

We welcome back the first corporate sponsors of the Pharmacy Podcast Show, Retail Management Solutions - CEO Brad Jones and SVP - Mike Gross.
The next generation of Pharmacy POS Technology is here: EvolutionPOS V.2
 
The flexibility that EvolutionPOS provides gives pharmacies the unprecedented ability to ring a sale up:
At the pharmacy counter Within the store aisle while talking with a patient At the patient counseling area At curbside for convenient pickup At the patient’s front-door when doing deliveries At a flu-shot table At a county fair or nursing home And for outpatient pharmacies, at patient bedside during discharge.
SNEAK PEAK - the next EVOLUTION POS: 
http://www.rm-solutions.com/sneakpeek
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